Unit 4: Illinois Grows

Family Letter

Weekly Reader: The Declaration of Independence Hits the Road
Weekly Reader: A Look Back at a Landmark Decision
Weekly Reader: Celebrating the Right to Vote


Chapter 7: A Time of Change
Part 1: Illinois Industry
Part 2: Changing Times
Part 3: War and Growth
Part 4: Chicago
Vocabulary: manufacturing, transportation, market, retail, immigrant, discrimination, reform, suffrage, depression, scarcity, suburb, segregation, civil rights, innovation, architecture, skyscraper, conservatory, entrepeneur, primary source, secondary source



Chapter 8: Government of the People
Part 1: United States Government
Part 2: State and Local Government
Part 3: Your Role in Government
Vocabulary: democracy, citizen, common good, liberty, income tax, sales tax, budget, bill, jury, volunteer

When talking about the CONSTITUTION....show
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The Three Branches of Government

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Im Just a Bill





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